Respect for mother nature

The Gemini Wind Park is built at sea, surrounded by maritime flora and fauna. That process was managed as carefully as possible. Gemini pays particular attention to the matter of permits and environmental monitoring in order to minimise the wind park’s impact, now as well as later.

Respect for mother nature

The Gemini Wind Park is built at sea, surrounded by maritime flora and fauna. That process was managed as carefully as possible. Gemini pays particular attention to the matter of permits and environmental monitoring in order to minimise the wind park’s impact, now as well as later.

Respect for mother nature

The Gemini Wind Park is built at sea, surrounded by maritime flora and fauna. That process was managed as carefully as possible. Gemini pays particular attention to the matter of permits and environmental monitoring in order to minimise the wind park’s impact, now as well as later.

Environmental Care: Managing Marine Impact at Gemini Wind Park

Starting with the choice of the location and the permit process for the wind park, the environmental impact has played an important role in the planning. Everything has been done in close consultation with the government.

Gemini executes a research program which is aimed at monitoring possible ecological effects on marine life. This program started a few years before construction of the wind park and continued during construction and a number of years into operations. This monitoring program is specifically aimed at determining distributions and behavorial responses of birds, fish, seals and harbor porpoises in the area of the wind park site. Final results of the ecological monitoring are published below.

Environmental Care: Managing Marine Impact at Gemini Wind Park

Starting with the choice of the location and the permit process for the wind park, the environmental impact has played an important role in the planning. Everything has been done in close consultation with the government.

Gemini executes a research program which is aimed at monitoring possible ecological effects on marine life. This program started a few years before construction of the wind park and continued during construction and a number of years into operations. This monitoring program is specifically aimed at determining distributions and behavorial responses of birds, fish, seals and harbor porpoises in the area of the wind park site. Final results of the ecological monitoring are published below.

Environmental Care: Managing Marine Impact at Gemini Wind Park

Starting with the choice of the location and the permit process for the wind park, the environmental impact has played an important role in the planning. Everything has been done in close consultation with the government.

Gemini executes a research program which is aimed at monitoring possible ecological effects on marine life. This program started a few years before construction of the wind park and continued during construction and a number of years into operations. This monitoring program is specifically aimed at determining distributions and behavorial responses of birds, fish, seals and harbor porpoises in the area of the wind park site. Final results of the ecological monitoring are published below.

Contribution to a sustainable future

Worldwide action initiatives and measures are developed to contribute to a sustainable future. The 2015 Paris Agreement demands a substantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. For the Netherlands, the Paris agreement means a reduction target for greenhouse gases of 55 percent from the 1990 level by 2030. Numerous measures are required to achieve this goal and the country will have to continue improving the sustainability of the electricity supply.

With a yield of 600 megawatts, the Gemini offshore wind park is making a substantial contribution towards realising the Paris goals. The offshore wind farm generates renewable electricity for about 900.000 households while reducing CO₂ emissions by 1.25 million tons per year.

Contribution to a sustainable future

Worldwide action initiatives and measures are developed to contribute to a sustainable future. The 2015 Paris Agreement demands a substantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. For the Netherlands, the Paris agreement means a reduction target for greenhouse gases of 55 percent from the 1990 level by 2030. Numerous measures are required to achieve this goal and the country will have to continue improving the sustainability of the electricity supply.

With a yield of 600 megawatts, the Gemini offshore wind park is making a substantial contribution towards realising the Paris goals. The offshore wind farm generates renewable electricity for about 900.000 households while reducing CO₂ emissions by 1.25 million tons per year.

Contribution to a sustainable future

Worldwide action initiatives and measures are developed to contribute to a sustainable future. The 2015 Paris Agreement demands a substantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. For the Netherlands, the Paris agreement means a reduction target for greenhouse gases of 55 percent from the 1990 level by 2030. Numerous measures are required to achieve this goal and the country will have to continue improving the sustainability of the electricity supply.

With a yield of 600 megawatts, the Gemini offshore wind park is making a substantial contribution towards realising the Paris goals. The offshore wind farm generates renewable electricity for about 900.000 households while reducing CO₂ emissions by 1.25 million tons per year.

Ecological monitoring reports

Pre-construction

Birds report T-0

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Birds report T-0

5800 KB

Seal report T-0

2600 KB

Seal report T-0

2600 KB

Underwater noise report T-0

4500 KB

Underwater noise report T-0

4500 KB

Harboir porpoises report T-0

17000 KB

Harboir porpoises report T-0

17000 KB

During construction

Underwater noise report T-C

11700 KB

Underwater noise report T-C

11700 KB

Seals report T-C

6800 KB

Seals report T-C

6800 KB

Acoustic dose-behavioral response sea bass

625 KB

Acoustic dose-behavioral response sea bass

625 KB

Field test FaunaGuard Porpoise Module

1600 KB

Field test FaunaGuard Porpoise Module

1600 KB

Test FaunaGuard Fish module report 1

3500 KB

Test FaunaGuard Fish module report 1

3500 KB

Test FaunaGuard Fish module report 2

1800 KB

Test FaunaGuard Fish module report 2

1800 KB

Harbour porpoises T-C

9300 KB

Harbour porpoises T-C

9300 KB

Operational phase

Biodiversity Policy Statement

107 KB

Biodiversity Policy Statement

107 KB

Disturbance effects on Harbour porpoises

6300 KB

Disturbance effects on Harbour porpoises

6300 KB

Offshore space use of lesser black-backed gulls

6300 KB

Offshore space use of lesser black-backed gulls

6300 KB

Spatial and temporal dynamics of bird movement over the North Sea

364 KB

Spatial and temporal dynamics of bird movement over the North Sea

364 KB

Agent-based movement model for harbour seals

695 KB

Agent-based movement model for harbour seals

695 KB

Displacement of auks

731 KB

Displacement of auks

731 KB